From June 22^nd to the 25^th, over 12,000 Athletic Training professionals attended the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) 67^th Clinical Symposia & AT Expo in Baltimore, MD. The Clinical Symposia is offered a wide variety of learning opportunities, featured over 700 educational speakers. Through the series of programing our Clinical Research Foundation (SSRCRF) was able to share the results of our latest research with other health care professionals.

Jena Slaski, the Clinical Research Coordinator for SSRCRF and a Certified Athletic Trainer, presented the results of our latest study titled, Comparing Adhesion over Five Days between Three Brands of Elastic Therapeutic Tape during a thematic poster presentation. This study was conducted through our affiliation with Performance Health Scientific Advisory Committee.

A quick summary of the study and results:

• Purpose to compare the adhesion of TheraBand^TM Kinesiology Tape with either KT Tape or Kinesio Tex Gold FP^TM under 25% elongation among healthy adults.

• Randomly assigned to simultaneously receive application of 2 brands of de-identified tape.

• Photos taken at 1 day, 3 days, and 5 days and assessed by 3 evaluators, blind to brand and day pictures were obtained. They rated the percent of tape still adhered to skin

• Results:

  • TheraBand^TM Kinesiology Tape adhered significantly greater at 3 and 5 days compared to KT Tape

  • Kinesio Tex Gold FP^TM adhesion significantly declined from day 1 to day 3 and 5

  • The evidence supports health care providers recommending TheraBand^TM Kinesiology Tape to their patients engaging in Elastic Therapeutic Tape therapy over a 5 day period

At Sport and Spine Rehab, we use TheraBand^TMKinesiology Tape as a treatment strategy. Schedule your appointment now.